Sardina

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA Francesca Maria SARDINA for Wendy Case No.: 22-cv-1993-AGS Raymond Sardina, ORDER GRANTING PLAINTIFF’S

IN FORMA PAUPERIS STATUS

Plaintiff, (ECF 2) v. Kilolo KIJAKAZI, Defendant. 9 Plaintiff moves to proceed in forma pauperis (IFP). Plaintiff qualifies to proceed without paying the initial filing fee, and his complaint states a claim for relief. So, the Court grants plaintiff’s motion. I. Motion to Proceed In Forma Pauperis Typically, parties instituting a civil action in a United States district court must pay a filing fee of $402. 1 See 28 U.S.C. § 1914(a). But if granted the right to proceed in forma pauperis, a plaintiff can proceed without paying the fee. Rodriguez v. Cook, 169 F.3d 1176, 1177 (9th Cir. 1999). Here, plaintiff owns no assets and has no cash on hand. (ECF 2, at 2.) She has a monthly income of $609.71 and expenses running over $500 a month. (Id. at 1–2, 4 5.) The Court finds that plaintiff…